Archive for March, 2021

Suhr Kicks off Alzheimer’s Association Ask the Expert Series

Dr. Julie Suhr

Dr. Julie A. Suhr, Professor of Psychology at Ohio University, helps kick off a new series of Alzheimer’s education programs in Ohio on March 18, according to the Highland County Press. The Alzheimer’s Association will launch a series of new virtual statewide Alzheimer’s education programs in an effort to reach […]

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March 15, 2021 at 9:27 amFaculty in the News In the News

Class of 2021 | Shasta Kamara Accepted to Grad Program in Marine and Environmental Biology

Shasta Kamara

Editor’s Note: The Happy Beginnings series features recent College of Arts & Sciences graduates who are getting started in careers, graduate school and service. Shasta Kamara, a senior marine, freshwater, and environmental biology major, will be starting her master’s degree in Marine and Environmental Biology next fall at Nichols State […]

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March 12, 2021 at 12:26 pmNews

O’Keefe Publishes Book on Immigrant Political Influence in Early American Republic

Dr. John O'Keefe

From Ohio University News Dr. John O’Keefe, professor of History at Ohio University’s Chillicothe campus, is trying to clear up misinformation about the history of immigration in his new book, “Stranger Citizens: Migrant Influence and National Power in the Early American Public.” His focus is on how immigrants who came to the […]

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March 11, 2021 at 4:46 pmResearch

Fall 2021 | Linguistics Launches New Course in Language Sustainability

Dr. Michelle O’Malley teaches the new course.

A new course offered this fall—LING 2850 Sustaining the Mother Tongue: An introduction to Language Endangerment and Language Revitalization—provides an introduction to the causes of language endangerment and death and how languages can be revitalized and sustained. An endangered language is one that is likely to become extinct in the […]

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March 10, 2021 at 9:28 amNews

Beatham-García Chosen for Prestigious Newman Civic Fellowship

Micaela Beatham-García

From Ohio University News Ohio University junior Micaela Beatham-García has been named as a member of the prestigious 2021 Newman Civic Fellowship Cohort. A political science pre-law major, Beatham-García is also pursuing an undergraduate certificate in law, justice & culture. She was nominated to the fellowship due to her dedication to […]

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March 10, 2021 at 8:42 amNews

OHIO Mock Trial Advances to Opening Round Championship Series

The Mock Trial Team in March 2021

The Ohio University Mock Trial Team advances to the Opening Round Championship Series of the American Mock Trial Association’s tournaments on March 13-14. There, the team will compete to earn a spot to the National Championship, to take place on April 16-18.  This competition follows the team’s performances at the […]

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March 10, 2021 at 8:26 amNews

USA Today Quotes Mattson on Biden’s Lack of News Conferences

Dr. Kevin Mattson with his new book on punk rock.

USA Today quotes Dr. Kevin Mattson in a story headlined “Joe Biden has not yet held a press conference as president. Does that matter?” Mattson is the Connor Study Professor of Contemporary History at Ohio University. “I think you’re watching a president who, consciously or not, is trying to move away […]

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March 9, 2021 at 12:48 pmFaculty in the News In the News